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February 26, 2018
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
John C. Brown, City Manager
Resolution Approving a Letter of Support for SB 1 — Solutions for Congested Corridors
Program Grant Application for Marin- Sonoma Narrows Segment C2
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution Approving a Letter of Support
for SB1 — Solutions for Congested Corridors Program Grant Application for Marin- Sonoma Narrows
Segment C2.
BACKGROUND
The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP) is a new $250 million (per year) competitive
state grant program created under Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017, to improve travel in congested corridors by providing funding to achieve a,balanced set of
transportation, environmental, and community access improvements within highly congested travel
corridors throughout the state. Regional transportation planning agencies, county transportation
commissions, and Caltrans are eligible to apply to the California Transportation Commission for
program funds through the nomination of projects, which must be identified in a currently adopted
regional transportation plan and an existing comprehensive corridor plan.
DISCUSSION
Highway lane capacity- increasing projects funded by the SCCP are limited to high occupancy vehicle
(HOV) lanes, managed lanes, and other non - general purpose lane improvements designed to improve
safety for all modes of travel. The Marin- Sonoma Narrows HOV Lane Gap Closure Project was one
of five projects specifically included in the authorizing legislation, and has been stalled since 2015 due
to lack of construction funding. The request is for $84,791,000 in SCCP grant funding, and local funds
of $36,734,000 are fully committed to deliver this $121,525,000 project. Programming of these fiends
will complete all planned HOV lanes on Highway 101 in Sonoma County.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
There are no financial impacts beyond the staff time associated with preparing this report.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Letter of Support
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION APPROVING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR S111— SOLUTIONS FOR
CONGESTED CORRIDORS PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION FOR MARIN-
SONOMA NARROWS SEGMENT C2
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was
introduced in December 2016 by Senator Beall and signed into law in April 2017 by Governor
Brown; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 proposed to generate approximately $6 billion annually, with
approximately $2.2 billion going to local street and road repair, addressing the $73 billion unmet
funding needed for local streets and roads and the $72 billion backlog to the State's highway
system; and
WHEREAS, the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP) was created April
28, 2017 under the state's Streets and Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Revenue and Taxation Code, $250,000,000 shall be
available for appropriation to the Department of Transportation each year for the SCCP, and are
allocated by the California Transportation Commission to projects designed to achieve a
balanced set of transportation, environmental, and community access improvements within
highly congested travel corridors throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, SCCP funding is to be made available for projects that make specific
performance improvements and are part of a comprehensive corridor plan designed to reduce
congestion in highly traveled corridors by providing more transportation choices for residents,
commuters, and visitors to the area of the corridor while preserving the character of the local
community; and
WHEREAS, highway lane capacity - increasing projects funded by SCCP are to be
limited to high- occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, managed lanes, and other non - general purpose
lane improvements primarily designed to improve safety for all modes of travel; and
WHEREAS, the Marin- Sonoma Narrows Segment C2 HOV Lanes Gap Closure Project
is a candidate for SCCP funding and was one of five projects specifically included in the
authorizing legislation; and
WHEREAS, programming of SCCP funds would complete all planned HOV lanes on
Highway 101 in Sonoma County. '
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Petaluma City Council supports
seeking SCCP funding to complete the long- awaited Marin- Sonoma Narrows Segment C2 HOV
Lanes Gap Closure project in the amount of $84,791,000.
ATTACHMENT 2
February 26, 2018
Ms. Susan Bransen
Executive. Director
California Transportation Commission
1120 N Street, MS -52
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SUPPORT SB -1 — Solutions for Congested Corridors Grant Application for Marin-
Sonoma Narrows Segment C2
Dear Ms. Bransen:
Please accept this letter of strong support for the Marin- Sonoma Narrows (MSN) Segment C2
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes Gap Closure Project (Project) seeking funding from the
Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP). The Project is an
excellent candidate for SCCP funding and was one of five projects specifically included in the
authorizing legislation.
The request is for $84,791,000 in SCCP funding for construction of the long- awaited project.
Local funds of $36,734,000 are fully committed to deliver this $121,525,000 project. Design
was completed in 2015, but the project was stalled due to lack of construction funding.
Programming of these funds will complete all planned HOV lanes on Highway 101 in Sonoma
County.
The project will construct HOV lanes in the northbound and southbound directions of US 101 in
the City of Petaluma, Sonoma County, from the US 101 /SR 116 (Lakeville Highway)
interchange to 0.3 miles north of the Corona Road overcrossing. Congestion in this segment of
US 101 occurs seven days a week due to the bottleneck and substandard vertical curves that slow
traffic and impede merging. Construction of HOV lanes is expected to increase person -
throughput and reduce delay.
The Project is a key element of the overall MSN project which adds HOV facilities along US
101 from the junction of State Route 37 in the City of Novato to just north of the Corona Road
overcrossing in the City of Petaluma, a distance of about 16 miles. This Project will complete an
approximately $1 billion investment in Sonoma County's US 101 HOV network, which began
with Sonoma County's first HOV lane project breaking ground in 2001. Approximately $175
million is from Measure M, Sonoma County's 2004 voter - approved sales tax and $260 million
from the Prop 1B Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA) funds. This corridor has
truly benefitted greatly from a state and local partnership.
In addition, the Project is part of a larger multi -modal approach to congestion relief in the
corridor, which includes Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), a passenger rail system
that began initial operations in August 2017 and its parallel bike and pedestrian pathway.
Various transit services also exist along the corridor. By providing continuous HOV lanes, the
Project improves the bus, vanpool, and personal vehicle modal options in this corridor.
We greatly appreciate the California Transportation Commission's consideration of the requested
investment in this project, as it is a critical component of the transportation infrastructure for the
Bay Area. We look forward to the release of the staff recommendation on April 25th and the
Commission adopting the program on May 16t"
Sincerely,
David Glass
Mayor
Chris Albertson
Councilmember
Gabe Kearney
Councilmember
Kathy Miller
Councilmember
Mike Healy
Vice Mayor
Teresa Barrett
Councilmember
Dave King
Councilmember
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